Posted on 10/07/2011 8:43:16 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Today, the Susan B. Anthony list and National Organization for marriage released a joint scorecard for the Republican candidates for President at the annual Values Voters Summit. Ordinarily, a release like this carries few surprises, and in this election cycle so dominated by fiscal issues, a scorecard devoted to gay marriage and abortion is unlikely to carry the same weight it would have in the past. However, what may surprise those perusing the score card this time around is the fact that one candidate – the one widely interpreted as the most conservative in the race – actually falls to the Left of most of his peers on both issues.
That candidate is Herman Cain. According to the scorecard, Cain, who many have interpreted as a Huckabee-style populist outsider, looks more like Ross Perot when social issues are discussed. On abortion, Cain is one of only two candidates who have refused to sign the Susan B. Anthony’s pro-Life pledge, a pledge which asks candidates to “commit to key pro-Life goals if elected to the Presidency in 2012.” The other candidate who has refused to sign is (unsurprisingly) former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, whose record on abortion is famously confused. However, Cain still ends up to the Right of Romney in the aggregate on the issue, given that Romney is the only candidate to refuse to make it a priority to appoint pro-Life appointees to Executive Branch offices if elected.
It is on gay marriage where Cain takes more liberties. In fact, on gay marriage, he appears indistinguishable from Libertarian Rep. Ron Paul. Cain has refused to sign the Pro-Marriage Pledge, refused to support the so-called Federal Marriage Amendment, and has “Unknown stances” on every other issue the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) scores, other than defense of the Defense of Marriage Act, which every GOP candidate is on record supporting. In contrast, candidates like Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and even Mitt Romney have openly said “Yes” to every question asked by NOM.
Given that Cain is perceived as the conservative standard bearer who has eclipsed more socially conventional candidates like Rick Perry, this raises an important question: Is Cain actually conservative enough for his support base, or are social issues actually in their twilight years?
I liked him better before I got to know him in the last week or so.
My husband and I will gladly donate another $100 to Cain.
**Since you are so unwilling to retract a lie, one has to wonder, what else is the Perry camp lying to us about?**
I have, alread - unfortunately, have the List of those that “I WIL NOT VOTE FOR.”
1. Ron Paul ... Kook .. ‘nuff said!
2. Romney ... Romneycare ... ObamaLite
right now .. honorable mention goes to PERRY... Another fanatical attack like this one, he will become #3.
Good for Perry! That was the right thing to do.
Did you put the barf alert on this thread and why?
Why?
Even donating $1 for each one of these can add up.
Let’s see if the Pavlov’s dog theory works. :->
I agree. He and Cain are obviously on the same page on this issue :-)
I hear you. Already in for Cain x 3 donations over ten days.
No, we did because this is getting ridiculous.
Sorry if I’m annoying all the Cainiacs who have suddenly arisen out of nowhere, but the thought of a Cain candidacy scares me.
I think he may be the one peron Obama might be able to beat.
I don’t question his conservatism on social issues. I don’t question his support of business.
I do question his total lack of record. He’s never so much as been on a city council.
Who knows how he would handle himself in high office? Very different from being CEO of one’s own company.
I question his odd and unprovoked attack on Perry. Why?
I question the mood of the country to vote for another black candidate. I believe it would prove to be far different than the mood here on Free Republic.
Sounds like it would take a 67% vote of Congress to adjust anything upwards. Other measures could be included too. Somebody suggested that the legislation could require a nationwide vote in order for the system to be altered.
I’m not sure how it would work for the elderly/retired or people with disabilities who pay no taxes because their entire income is from the government, and have no way of earning income. In the long run the federal sales tax may be offset because the companies won’t have to pass along the hidden federal taxes and so prices could be reduced and the same amount of money would buy the same amount of goods or services. But that would take time to adjust.
The slightly-over-the-line problem is always an issue. We make just slightly too much to get free school lunches so if I was willing to let the government pay the way I could quit my job and we’d end up with the same amount of money and less hassle.
Try this...
Frau Blucher
Not “at one time”. The interview with Dick Morris about Romney’s jobs plan was this week.
the Cainiacs have become fanatics. It’s kinda weird. But I will continue to express my doubts about the man, no matter what they say to me.
No. I did not.
lol
To Quote Herman Cain ... “Washington,DC is FULL of people with Political Experience... How's that Working out for you??”
We had years and years of white male presidents. And you are worried about two terms of black men? Anyway, Cain would be our first real “black” president. Not everyone votes according to the color of someone’s skin. Cain is a conservative. He is smart, has a great background in business, even his fed work helps in understanding economic issues. If he gets a strong foreign policy running mate (I would love to see Bolton get it), what’s not to love?
Is that you pissant?
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